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first presidential debate. you're going to want to see how he responds. >>> this week's fiery vice presidential debate sets the stage for round two between president obama and governor romney but it's round one that still has a lot of people talking and could give mitt romney an advantage tuesday night. everyone now agrees at least, i think almostveryone agrees that your debate performance in denver last week was very strong. the president's performance was weak. here's a question that i'm curious about, because you prepared obviously a lot. senator rob portman, was he a tougher debatetor in those practice sessions than president obama turned out to be? >> senator portman is very effective. the i think president obama and i both had a good chance to describe our respective views as to how we would do a better job. and i frankly think i benefitted from the fact that rather than having people learn about me by ads prepared by my opposition, they got to actually hear what i would do for myself. and i think that he
first presidential debate. you're going to want to see how he responds. >>> this week's fiery vice presidential debate sets the stage for round two between president obama and governor romney but it's round one that still has a lot of people talking and could give mitt romney an advantage tuesday night. everyone now agrees at least, i think almostveryone agrees that your debate performance in denver last week was very strong. the president's performance was weak. here's a question that...
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this says i can't just rely on the bad economy or obama's failure. i've got to change this more into a choice between two big, bold contrasting ideologies. >> today you wrote, romney has made the most daring decision of his political career. that's not just in the last few weeks, but the career. >> i think so. look, that's one way of -- another way of saying that romney usually plays it safe, right? this is a gamble. we don't know -- paul ryan's budget, the ideas in that budget are untested electorally. republicans didn't run on them in 2010. boehner told them not to. he told the guys in the house, before he was the speaker of the house, he told his caucus, no, we're not embracing ryan's idea. especially on medicare. at that time, social security was on the table. 2011, all these new guys come in, 87 house freshman and become the core ryan supporters. he has these guys into his office and he does these power point presentations with them and convinces them to embrace his ideas. in 2011, the ryan budget passes. so we haven't had an election that tests
this says i can't just rely on the bad economy or obama's failure. i've got to change this more into a choice between two big, bold contrasting ideologies. >> today you wrote, romney has made the most daring decision of his political career. that's not just in the last few weeks, but the career. >> i think so. look, that's one way of -- another way of saying that romney usually plays it safe, right? this is a gamble. we don't know -- paul ryan's budget, the ideas in that budget are...
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election is barack obama. >> reporter: talk about a thoughtful pundit, after painting a bleak picture of president obama's second term, fox commentator dr. charles krauthammer joked. >> as a psychiatrist i will offer to write prescriptions for anybody who needs them now. >> reporter: obama's supporters were ecstatic. cnn cut into some supporters in kenya. trump tweeted "this election is a total sham and travesty. we should have a revolution in this country" which prompted brian williams to launch this zinger. >> donald trump, who has driven well past the last exit to relevance -- >> reporter: the exit for mitt romney was ohio, and after fox news called ohio for obama, the network's own best known commentator objected. >> we've got to be careful about calling things. >> that's awkward. >> once karl rove questioned the call by fox's decision desk, meghan kelly walked back there. >> whoa, careful. >> reporter: live camera in tow. >> keep coming. >> we're quite comfortable with the call in ohio. >> reporter: the anchor was abc's diane sawyer. >> can we have our music, because this is anot
election is barack obama. >> reporter: talk about a thoughtful pundit, after painting a bleak picture of president obama's second term, fox commentator dr. charles krauthammer joked. >> as a psychiatrist i will offer to write prescriptions for anybody who needs them now. >> reporter: obama's supporters were ecstatic. cnn cut into some supporters in kenya. trump tweeted "this election is a total sham and travesty. we should have a revolution in this country" which...
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do the republican governors matter when it comes to this presidential election? >> i think it matters in terms of the infrastructure. i think if there would be a recount in one of these places, as we saw in florida in 2000, who controls the levers of government absolutely matters. but i don't think it matters as much in 2012, because 2012 is not the same electorate as the midterms in 2010. and there is some, sort of a backlash to some of these republican governors' policies, like in ohio, for example. john kasich, not as popular as he would like to be at this point, as mitt romney would like to have him be at the head of the republican party. >> so it's a better question after we get through both conventions. but as we prepare to go to the republican convention, and you look at this map, i'll turn these states back to where we have them in our real math. if you think there's one state where jeff zeleny is going to spend a lot of time in the final days, is there one? >> i don't think there is one. there are several states. i think you have to put virginia up there
do the republican governors matter when it comes to this presidential election? >> i think it matters in terms of the infrastructure. i think if there would be a recount in one of these places, as we saw in florida in 2000, who controls the levers of government absolutely matters. but i don't think it matters as much in 2012, because 2012 is not the same electorate as the midterms in 2010. and there is some, sort of a backlash to some of these republican governors' policies, like in ohio,...
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republicans traditionally in primaries, presidential primaries, they run to the right. then if they wirngs they become the nominee, they head right back to the center. some have described that as an etch-a-sketch moment, if you will. have we been seeing that from romney? >> that's why the 47% was so damaging, that tape. he was effectively writing off half the electorate. not only that, he was writing off people who were for him, say in 2010, who were for the republicans, senior citizens went for republicans in 2010. they're on social security. veterans are on social security. people who pay payroll taxes pay taxes and might get some tax benefits for their kids. he was essentially writing off the very people that he needs to attract right now. and that's why he had to come out in the univision thing and say, this is about the 100%, it's not about the 47%. he doesn't need to narrow his base, he needs to enlarge his base. >> he's got some problems. our poll of polls. this is an average of the major polls, likely voters are out there right now. right now, we have nationally
republicans traditionally in primaries, presidential primaries, they run to the right. then if they wirngs they become the nominee, they head right back to the center. some have described that as an etch-a-sketch moment, if you will. have we been seeing that from romney? >> that's why the 47% was so damaging, that tape. he was effectively writing off half the electorate. not only that, he was writing off people who were for him, say in 2010, who were for the republicans, senior citizens...
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they're zeroing in on key battleground states for president obama this weekend. it's been a two-day bus tour of florida. mitt romney has been focusing in on virginia. cnn's national political correspondent, jim acosta is standing by. but let's go to our chief white house correspondent, jessica l yellin, first. jessica, how did the democrats feel after their convention this week? >> reporter: hi, wolf. well, the democrats have clearly received the news of the jobs numbers as unwelcome news. it put a damper on the convention, and seeing it as a sign that the president has been unable to turn around a persistently weak economy. and they know that won't go over well. but still, they are cheered by the outcome of the convention. not only by mrs. obama's speech and president clinton's speeches, which we've focused on, but also on the last night of the convention, which they seem really as a testament to the president's leadership, with the goal being making the president, the man, and the office so synonymous, that voters would not be able to mention anyone else in the
they're zeroing in on key battleground states for president obama this weekend. it's been a two-day bus tour of florida. mitt romney has been focusing in on virginia. cnn's national political correspondent, jim acosta is standing by. but let's go to our chief white house correspondent, jessica l yellin, first. jessica, how did the democrats feel after their convention this week? >> reporter: hi, wolf. well, the democrats have clearly received the news of the jobs numbers as unwelcome...
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an auto plant, a gm auto plant, in wisconsin. >>> also, obama revealed. our own jessica yellin sits down with the president's closest advisers and friends. we're going to tell you what the chicago mayor, rahm emanuel, has to say about his former boss. >>> and how much trouble -- how much trouble could republican strategist karl rove face for his shocking comment that congressman todd akin of missouri might be found, quote, mysteriously murdered? i'll ask our senior political analyst, ron brownstein. he's been looking into this story for us as well. >>> the republican vice presidential nominee, paul ryan, went to a football game today between ohio state and his alma mater, miami of ohio. not good news for paul ryan. miami of ohio was crucrush ed by ohio state, 16-10. not a happy day in the world of football for miami of ohio fans, or paul ryan. paul ryan later joined mitt romney in jacksonville, florida, another another campaign stop. indeed, at every stop, he's been hammering away at president obama on the economy. and that was certainly a theme of paul r
an auto plant, a gm auto plant, in wisconsin. >>> also, obama revealed. our own jessica yellin sits down with the president's closest advisers and friends. we're going to tell you what the chicago mayor, rahm emanuel, has to say about his former boss. >>> and how much trouble -- how much trouble could republican strategist karl rove face for his shocking comment that congressman todd akin of missouri might be found, quote, mysteriously murdered? i'll ask our senior political...
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the increasingly important presidential debates. those debates in october. now a little history is being made by one of cnn's own political correspondents. our own candy crowley. we'll update you on what happened today. fore her, it took a mighty machine, and plain old ingenuity to go where no fifth grader had gone before. ♪ and she flew and she flew, into the sky and beyond. my name is annie and i'm the girl who dreamed she could fly. powered by intel core processors. ♪ for their "destination wedding." double miles you can "actually" use. but with those single mile travel cards... [ bridesmaid ] blacked out... but i'm a bridesmaid. oh! "x" marks the spot she'll never sit. but i bought a dress! a toast... ...to the capital one venture card. fly any airline, any flight, anytime. double miles you can actually use. what a coincidence? what's in your wallet? [ all screaming ] watch the elbows ladies. i have to know the weather patterns. i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ chirp ] [ m
the increasingly important presidential debates. those debates in october. now a little history is being made by one of cnn's own political correspondents. our own candy crowley. we'll update you on what happened today. fore her, it took a mighty machine, and plain old ingenuity to go where no fifth grader had gone before. ♪ and she flew and she flew, into the sky and beyond. my name is annie and i'm the girl who dreamed she could fly. powered by intel core processors. ♪ for their...
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let's go. >>> so what might the obama-romney presidential contest still have in store for us? jack cafferty's following that in the cafferty file. >> wolf, if it's october and presidential election year, then it's about time if a so-called october surprise. which means any late-breaking event that can suddenly change the outcome of the race, for example 12 days before the 1972 presidential election henry kissen jer made a major announcement about the vietnam war saying "we believe peace is at hand." this likely helped the incumbent richard nixon go onto win every state except massachusetts. the most famous october surprise was one that never happened. in 1980 republicans were worried then-president jimmy carter would be boosted in his re-election bid by either a rescue or release of the american hostages in iran. that didn't happen. and ronald reagan won that election in a landslide. more recently osama bin laden released a video four days before the 2004 election, remember? that reminder of the 9/11 attacks probably helped george w. bush win a second term. 2008 the financial
let's go. >>> so what might the obama-romney presidential contest still have in store for us? jack cafferty's following that in the cafferty file. >> wolf, if it's october and presidential election year, then it's about time if a so-called october surprise. which means any late-breaking event that can suddenly change the outcome of the race, for example 12 days before the 1972 presidential election henry kissen jer made a major announcement about the vietnam war saying "we...
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it turns now to the second presidential debate next tuesday night and whether president obama learned any real lessons from vice president biden's performance. i'll ask his campaign's press secretary, jen psaki. she's standing by live. and why is the space shuttle moving through the streets of los angeles? [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced haldex all-wheel drive. [ engine revving ] it's bringing the future forward. throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. >>> there's no doubt we saw more verbal fireworks in the vice presidential debate last night than duri
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the republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan says that flies in the face of the facts. listen to what ryan told cnn's piers morgan. >> you have to give president obama a bit of time just to get things back on track. their argument is look, once we got things back on track, we've had well over 20 months of consecutive job growth. the stock market is beginning to soar again, et cetera, et cetera. you heard the argument. how much of a pass do you give them given you, yourselves believe what happened at the end of president bush's tenure was pretty catastrophic? >> as i mentioned, you have to give president obama the fact that he inherited a very difficult situation. but piers, i think he made things worse. look, usually when we have a deep recession in america, we come bounding out of it with fast economic growth and quick job creation. did it after the '81, '82 with ronald reagan. after the tough '70s recession we had. we are limping out of the recession. economic growth is stagnant, job creation stagnant. labor work force participation rate is stagnant. the unemployment
the republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan says that flies in the face of the facts. listen to what ryan told cnn's piers morgan. >> you have to give president obama a bit of time just to get things back on track. their argument is look, once we got things back on track, we've had well over 20 months of consecutive job growth. the stock market is beginning to soar again, et cetera, et cetera. you heard the argument. how much of a pass do you give them given you, yourselves believe...
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you can watch tomorrow night's vice presidential debate of course right here on cnn. our extensive live coverage starts 7:00 p.m. eastern. >>> and you're in "the situation room." happening now, president obama finally explains his poor showing in that first debate with mitt romney. was it just a question of manners? also, while polls show mitt romney turning things around, he still faces a big hurdle in a critical battleground state. why ohio's so-called walmart moms may not be sold on the republican nominee. and should race or ethnic background be considered when students apply to college? the u.s. supreme court weighs a new challenge to affirmative action. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the obama administration got a grilling today over the assault on the united states consulate in benghazi, libya, that took the lives of the united states ambassador and three other americans. state department officials took a lot of heat in a partisan congressional hearing. and the white
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." >>> just 13 days until the presidential election and the obama and romney campaigns, they are kicking into overdrive as the candidates make their final push to win the white house. cnn correspondents are following their every move. they're reporting from coast to coast and from all the most crucial states, any one of which has the potential to decide who the next president of the united states will be. let's begin this hour's coverage in iowa where president obama kicked off a two-day coast-to-coast swing through eight states. he's calling it a campaign marathon extravaganza. likening it to an all-nighter. no surprise his itinerary consistents almost entirely of battleground states. cnn's chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is traveling with the president. >> reporter: wolf, president obama is hopping around the nation stumping for early votes and undecided voters. it's the kind of whirlwind tour you usually see in the last 48 hours before election day. the fact they're doing it 13 days before the ballots are cast is a sign just how important the early vote is to this campa
." >>> just 13 days until the presidential election and the obama and romney campaigns, they are kicking into overdrive as the candidates make their final push to win the white house. cnn correspondents are following their every move. they're reporting from coast to coast and from all the most crucial states, any one of which has the potential to decide who the next president of the united states will be. let's begin this hour's coverage in iowa where president obama kicked off a...
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and final presidential debate. let's go to nevada right now. six electoral votes are at stake there. in 2008 they went to president obama. while he holds a two-point lead in a recent poll in that state, he's statistically tied with mitt romney in nevada right now. our national political correspondent jim acosta's on the scene for us with the romney campaign. what's going on on this day after the last debate? >> reporter: well, wolf, you might be able to notice behind me that paul ryan is on stage. he's getting ready to introduce the man at the top of the ticket, mitt romney. the romney campaign believes that the gop nominee achieved his objective at last night's debate by not going after all of the president's lines of attack in that final showdown there in boca raton, florida. wolf, the debates are over. and the real race is now on. >> hello, florida. >> reporter: bang, the final presidential debate was the starting pistol for a two-week sprint to the finish line as president obama fought to hold onto florida, mit
and final presidential debate. let's go to nevada right now. six electoral votes are at stake there. in 2008 they went to president obama. while he holds a two-point lead in a recent poll in that state, he's statistically tied with mitt romney in nevada right now. our national political correspondent jim acosta's on the scene for us with the romney campaign. what's going on on this day after the last debate? >> reporter: well, wolf, you might be able to notice behind me that paul ryan is...
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obama people said african-american turnout will come back and it did. latino would come back, and it did. this is what you end up with. all of the states i turned blue were states at one point or another the romney campaign felt comfortable and a few felt very comfortable about. president obama outhustled them and ran the board. the luxury of no primary, all that spending on turnout. but look, they were smart. they identified their voters. who would vote for us on election day and where the with weak links? get them to vote early. >> florida right now, do we have the actual vote in florida. >> we do. >> let's look and see where it is. >> it's shaded blue because the actual votes -- >> right now 97% of the vote has been counted. the president's ahead 50% to 49%. he's got about a 50,000 vote lead so far. >> yes. >> which may or may not be off you say based on the counties that you're looking at? >> they're counting absentee ballots. miami-dade out, broward county up at 100. you can find a couple counties, i would have to touch them all -- >> basically we'
obama people said african-american turnout will come back and it did. latino would come back, and it did. this is what you end up with. all of the states i turned blue were states at one point or another the romney campaign felt comfortable and a few felt very comfortable about. president obama outhustled them and ran the board. the luxury of no primary, all that spending on turnout. but look, they were smart. they identified their voters. who would vote for us on election day and where the...
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jack cafferty has his own take on last night's presidential debate. he's here with the cafferty file, jack. >> if president obama had been a broadway show last night, it would have closed after one performance. even the president's staunch supporters were baffled by president obama's lackluster effort. "what was he doing?" james carville," romney came in with a chain saw." and andrew sullivan, "he choked, he may have even lost the election tonight." a margin of almost three to one they thought mitt romney won the first debate. 67% to 25%. what happened to the mesmerizing president who captivated audiences in berlin and cairo more than three years ago? where was the visionary who saw a path for this country that was so compelling he became the first african-american president in our history? watching the debate last night i got the impression president obama didn't even want to be there. he seemed annoyed at times and disengaged. and he allowed mitt romney back in the race big time. when the debates now shift to foreign policy, it's not likely to get a
jack cafferty has his own take on last night's presidential debate. he's here with the cafferty file, jack. >> if president obama had been a broadway show last night, it would have closed after one performance. even the president's staunch supporters were baffled by president obama's lackluster effort. "what was he doing?" james carville," romney came in with a chain saw." and andrew sullivan, "he choked, he may have even lost the election tonight." a margin...
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and just over 24 hours to the second presidential debate. for president obama, the stakes could hardly be higher. the slight lead in the polls, he had going into the first debate has evaporated in these days since his lackluster performance. right now, both he and mitt romney, they are preparing intensively for another faceoff, this time at new york's hofstra university. a faceoff that could help decide the white house race. our national political correspondent jim acosta is joining us from boston right now where romney is preparing. what's the latest on romney's preparation? what do we know, jim? >> wolf, dethe bait prep has seemed like seclusion over the last 24 hours. president obama and mitt romney have rarely ventured out into public. it is a reminder of how high the stakes will be tomorrow night. >> i brought some food. >> after joking his debate prep was a drag last time around, president obama assured supporters in a campaign office in virginia he's hitting the books. mitt romney was only seen briefly during his preparations heading
and just over 24 hours to the second presidential debate. for president obama, the stakes could hardly be higher. the slight lead in the polls, he had going into the first debate has evaporated in these days since his lackluster performance. right now, both he and mitt romney, they are preparing intensively for another faceoff, this time at new york's hofstra university. a faceoff that could help decide the white house race. our national political correspondent jim acosta is joining us from...
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the presidential nominee leading president obama. take a look at these numbers just out from the pew research center. romney, four points ahead of the president in this pew research center survey of likely voters nationwide. that's a major turnaround from just three weeks ago when the same poll had president obama ahead by eight points. but the obama campaign is pushing back, pointing out that the most recent survey included more republicans in the survey than the one they conducted back in september. and a gallup poll conducted before and after the debate shows the president still in the lead 50% to 45%. let's bring in our national political correspondent jim acosta traveling with romney in newport news, virginia. jim, when's the campaign's reaction to this new pew poll? >> reporter: well, wolf, i had a chance to get a brief take of a senior romney official about the new poll numbers from the pew research center and they say they're encouraged by what they believe is evidence of their supporters being energized after last week's pre
the presidential nominee leading president obama. take a look at these numbers just out from the pew research center. romney, four points ahead of the president in this pew research center survey of likely voters nationwide. that's a major turnaround from just three weeks ago when the same poll had president obama ahead by eight points. but the obama campaign is pushing back, pointing out that the most recent survey included more republicans in the survey than the one they conducted back in...
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i moderated four democratic presidential debates four years ago with then candidate barack obama. solid in each one. i've moderated four republican presidential debates. mitt romney, solid in each one. they're both solid, strong debaters. and they don't easily make mistakes. if one is looking for the other one to make a blunder out there or a gaffe, i wouldn't necessarily hold my breath waiting for that because they're both very, very strong. >> romney came back a couple of times in this presidential primary through a debate performance. >> guys, thanks very much. >>> one florida obama supporter is really enthusiastic. so much so that he just had to give the president of the united states a huge bear hug. still to come, i'm going to talk to the pizza guy turned into a power lifter. ♪ [ acoustic guitar: slow ] [ barks ] ♪ [ upbeat ] [ barks ] beneful playful life is made with energy-packed wholesome grains... and real beef and egg. to help you put more play in your day. >>> the top human rights official for the united nations today condemned the mass killings, the torture, the
i moderated four democratic presidential debates four years ago with then candidate barack obama. solid in each one. i've moderated four republican presidential debates. mitt romney, solid in each one. they're both solid, strong debaters. and they don't easily make mistakes. if one is looking for the other one to make a blunder out there or a gaffe, i wouldn't necessarily hold my breath waiting for that because they're both very, very strong. >> romney came back a couple of times in this...
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president obama and his vice presidential rival paul ryan each trying to convince the aarp, a leading advocacy group for seniors, that the other isn't telling the truth. and for ryan at times it seemed to be a tough sell. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is fact-checking the candidates. she's joining us now. jessica. >> reporter: hi, wolf. that's right. congressman paul ryan did get booed when he said the romney administration would repeal obama care. that's not entirely surprising because the organization he was speaking to, aarp, came out in support of the president's signature health care plan obama care. we frequently hear president obama say on the trail as he did today, wolf, that if mitt romney is elected president, he would voucherize medicare and that would cost seniors more. so we wanted to take a look at what is true. here's what we found. medicare, the program's future has become a tug of war in the fight for the senior vote. speaking to the aarp friday, the president said mitt romney's plan would. >> turn medicare into a voucher program and essentially t
president obama and his vice presidential rival paul ryan each trying to convince the aarp, a leading advocacy group for seniors, that the other isn't telling the truth. and for ryan at times it seemed to be a tough sell. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is fact-checking the candidates. she's joining us now. jessica. >> reporter: hi, wolf. that's right. congressman paul ryan did get booed when he said the romney administration would repeal obama care. that's not entirely...
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jim acosta, thank you. >>> president obama's first detach shifted the presidential race, the nationwide and swing state polls tightened dramatical dramatically. some showing him sliding into second place. he knows his presidency could be riding on a strong performance tonight. cnn white house correspondent brianna keilar is joining us now. she has some inside news on his debate preparations. bri brianna, what are you learning? >> reporter: wolf, president obama has began today like he has the last few. he had a workout and then met with his debate team for a 45-minute brush-up before heading here to long island. he's got some down time with some of his friends. he's doing some last-minute debate prep and finish off the evening before the debate with a steak and potato dinner with the first lady. but the emphasis of his prep that's been underway intensely for the last few days has been working on his delivery. that's what campaign sources tell us because of that lackluster performance that we saw in denver. so tonight sources tell us we should be expecting to see a more assertive preside
jim acosta, thank you. >>> president obama's first detach shifted the presidential race, the nationwide and swing state polls tightened dramatical dramatically. some showing him sliding into second place. he knows his presidency could be riding on a strong performance tonight. cnn white house correspondent brianna keilar is joining us now. she has some inside news on his debate preparations. bri brianna, what are you learning? >> reporter: wolf, president obama has began today...
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when he was then senator obama to become the democratic presidential nominee. it's blistering. and as one of my producers tweeted earlier, it's must-see tv. that will air right at the top of the hour. you're going to be interested in this interview with archer davis. >> look forward to it. absolutely. >> thank you. >>> other news we're following former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky is apparently writing a book in his prison cell. kate bolduan is monitoring that and some other top stories in "the situation room" right now. what do you have, kate? >> hey, wolf. writing appears is how sandusky's been spending his time as he awaits sentencing on 45 child sex abuse convictions. johnston, pennsylvania, tv station wjac is reporting authoritying first thought he was writing his own version of events for the sentencing but now think it's a book, it would be his second book, his first book, a memoir, is unfortunately titled "touched." and he's also been taken off suicide watch. we're also watching they're sending in the marines to help fight wildfires across
when he was then senator obama to become the democratic presidential nominee. it's blistering. and as one of my producers tweeted earlier, it's must-see tv. that will air right at the top of the hour. you're going to be interested in this interview with archer davis. >> look forward to it. absolutely. >> thank you. >>> other news we're following former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky is apparently writing a book in his prison cell. kate bolduan is monitoring that...
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some obama and romney look alikes. they're trying to cash in on the campaign excitement while it lasts. >> reporter: imagine the chaos. >> appreciate your vote. >> before i take anymore pictures -- >> reporter: president obama and governor mitt romney together at the cross roads of the world. >> item going to win. >> reporter: picture taking. >> let's bring the cameras over here. >> reporter: baby holding. >> i think he's a democrat, don't you? >> reporter: wait a minute. >> you're all over the map. >> i love big bird. >> nothing against big bird. >> reporter: these aren't the the real candidates. >> good afternoon, how's everything? >> reporter: meet luis ortiz. a dead ringer for president obama. mitt romney, jim goss et, who has multiple presidential personalities. >> i'm hoping it's another bush or clinton. this guy gives me a lot of problems. >> reporter: but the race is tight and these two know campaigning at one of the biggest places on earth is the thing. ♪ >> barack hussein obama. >> the naked cowboy will get
some obama and romney look alikes. they're trying to cash in on the campaign excitement while it lasts. >> reporter: imagine the chaos. >> appreciate your vote. >> before i take anymore pictures -- >> reporter: president obama and governor mitt romney together at the cross roads of the world. >> item going to win. >> reporter: picture taking. >> let's bring the cameras over here. >> reporter: baby holding. >> i think he's a democrat, don't...
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with president obama. that makes the key battleground state of ohio even more important. both candidates are spending time there today. for the obama campaign there may be a real sudden sense of urgency. cnn's white house correspondent dan lothian is joining us now from columbus, ohio, the state capital. he's there with the president. dan. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. and here in ohio voter registration deadline today. president obama i'm told by a senior campaign aide will be pushing the audience here and those who perhaps are also watching on television here in io to not only sign up to vote but also to vote early. meantime, his campaign continues to hit hard at mitt romney. and for now big bird is not going away. trying to regain his footing and momentum after a race impacted by one debate and new poll numbers, president obama returns to ohio with a sharper more forceful message. but his campaign's continued focus on big bird is what's getting much of the attention. in almost every stump speech sinc
with president obama. that makes the key battleground state of ohio even more important. both candidates are spending time there today. for the obama campaign there may be a real sudden sense of urgency. cnn's white house correspondent dan lothian is joining us now from columbus, ohio, the state capital. he's there with the president. dan. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. and here in ohio voter registration deadline today. president obama i'm told by a senior campaign aide will be pushing...
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president obama at the time said, no. but in late may, he signed a presidential directive to do that. again, it's the options are less because we haven't had leadership. we're not working effectively with the neighborhood and the consequence ofleting mother may i with the u.n. letting us be late, letting us be indecisive is that 30,000-plus people died and it is a tragedy. >> all right. >> destabilizing the region. 100,000 refugees now in turkey. >> i'm not hearing any major differences between the romney campaign and the obama white house right now as far as to what you'd do next. i understand the criticism from the past but i'm not hearing new steps to take. am i missing something? >> well, i think you are, wolf. you've covered that region for long time. you're a correspondent in israel a long time ago. you know it takes time and diplomatic effort to pull coalitions together. and to lead and anticipate and that's what governor romney's laid out. that's what president obama's failed to do. there's a huge difference betwe
president obama at the time said, no. but in late may, he signed a presidential directive to do that. again, it's the options are less because we haven't had leadership. we're not working effectively with the neighborhood and the consequence ofleting mother may i with the u.n. letting us be late, letting us be indecisive is that 30,000-plus people died and it is a tragedy. >> all right. >> destabilizing the region. 100,000 refugees now in turkey. >> i'm not hearing any major...
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does he leave that to others and the vice presidential attack dog as they like to say. >> barack obama has to share lumps here at the convention and i know rob made a few references to him and i did as well. i don't think u'll see the entirety of the speech and be focused on barack obama, and i think a big part of it will be what is he going to do to lead the country forward. >> i want to hold on for a moment and keep these pictures up and get himself adjusted and feel comfortable up on the podium as he gets ready to deliver the most important speech of his political career. jack cafferty is also standing by watch of this all of this unfold. jack, you have "the cafferty file" for us. >> it has been a long journey for mitt romney, after six years of running tonight he has what is probably his last best chance to this big an audience to persuade the american people that he ought to be our next president. >> although voters think romney is best equipped to deal with the nation's economy. it been an uphill battle when it comes to human things, connecting on a personal level with these vote
does he leave that to others and the vice presidential attack dog as they like to say. >> barack obama has to share lumps here at the convention and i know rob made a few references to him and i did as well. i don't think u'll see the entirety of the speech and be focused on barack obama, and i think a big part of it will be what is he going to do to lead the country forward. >> i want to hold on for a moment and keep these pictures up and get himself adjusted and feel comfortable...
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earlier this afternoon the obama campaign put out a strategy memo saying the gop nominee appears to be ready with what they called a pretty good attack line on the president, wolf. >> florida is such an important state for the white house. saraso sarasota, where you are, how is the crowd turnout for romney today? >> reporter: this is a big crowd for mitt romney today. we don't have a crowd estimate just yet. we should get one from the campaign shortly. but last night in miami he had about 3,000 people there as well and it was a loud and boisterous crowd. i talked to ana navarro who we know is a cnn contributor, also a republican strategist, and she noted that even though there has been a sense of malaise surrounding this campaign that republicans have been concerned about what mitt romney said in that hidden camera video that the crowd last night in miami did seem charged and you happen that would be the same case here as well, wolf. >> jim acosta, we'll standby once romney starts speaking we'll check-in hear what he has to say. let's bring in our chief political analyst gloria borger
earlier this afternoon the obama campaign put out a strategy memo saying the gop nominee appears to be ready with what they called a pretty good attack line on the president, wolf. >> florida is such an important state for the white house. saraso sarasota, where you are, how is the crowd turnout for romney today? >> reporter: this is a big crowd for mitt romney today. we don't have a crowd estimate just yet. we should get one from the campaign shortly. but last night in miami he had...